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Victorian Literature

Wisbech, England

Wisbech & Fenland Museum

This great example of a Victorian museum claims to be the oldest purpose-built museum in the UK.

This depiction of the Demon Boatman from the 1835 <em>Calendar of Horrors!</em> is one of the many penny dreadfuls that fueled Victorian moral panic over what children were reading.

How Gruesome Penny Dreadfuls Got Victorian Children Reading

Despite causing a moral panic, these salacious tales helped boost literacy in Victorian England.

Sarah Durn October 22, 2021

A slightly post-Victorian pair of readers in Bautzen, Germany.

victorian literature

I Made My Friends Test the 19th Century’s Hottest Dating Tactic: Reading Aloud

Cara Giaimo January 20, 2016